1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 April – 26 September 1971 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Offaly (1st win) |
| Captain | Willie Bryan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Liam Sammon |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 32 |
| Top Scorer |  Tony McTague (1-35) |
| Player of the Year | Eugene Mulligan |
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The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 85th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 25 April 1971 and ended on 26 September 1971.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.[1]
On 26 September 1971, Offaly won the championship following a 1-14 to 2-8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their first All-Ireland title.
Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 1-35. Offaly's Eugene Mulligan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Leinster Championship format change[edit]
The Second Round returns to Leinster football championship this year.
Results[edit]
Connacht Senior Football Championship[edit]
Quarter-final
| 13 June 1971 Quarter-final | Mayo | 5-7 – 2-4 | Leitrim | Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown |
| D Griffith 2-1, J Carey 1-1, J Corcoran 0-4, T Fitzgerald 1-0, PJ Loftus 1-0, J Gibbons 0-1. | M Doorigan 1-0, R Prendergast 1-0 og, P Dolan 0-2, B Wrynne 0-2. | Referee: P O'Connor (Roscommon) |
Semi-finals
| 20 June 1971 Semi-final | Roscommon | 1-5 - 0-10 | Sligo | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| A O'Sullivan 1-0, T Kenny 0-3, M Fallon 0-1, J Keane 0-1. | M Kearins 0-7, M Brennan 0-2, G Mitchell 0-1. | Referee: M Connaughton (Mayo) |
| 27 June 1971 Semi-final | Galway | 1-7 – 0-7 | Mayo | Tuam Stadium, Tuam |
| F Canavan 1-0, L Sammon 0-3, M Ferrick 0-1, E Farrell 0-1, S Leydon 0-1, J Duggan 0-1. | J Corcoran 0-5, J Nealon 0-1, J Carey 0-1. | Referee: R Barry (Meath) |
Finals
| 11 July 1971 Final | Galway | 2-15 – 2-15 | Sligo | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| J McLoughlin 0-8, S Leydon 1-3, F Canavan 1-1, P Burke 0-1, M Rooney 0-1, C McDonagh 0-1. | M Kearins 0-13, P Brennan 2-0, G Mitchell 0-1, H Quinn 0-1. | Attendance: 19,764 Referee: J Martin (Roscommon) |
| 25 July 1971 Final replay | Galway | 1-17 – 3-10 | Sligo | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| S Leydon 1-7, F Canavan 0-4, J McLoughlin 0-4, W Joyce 0-1, E Farrell 0-1. | G Mitchell 2-1, M Kearins 0-7, D Pugh 1-0, J Gilmartin 0-1, H Quinn 0-1. | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: J Martin (Roscommon) |
Leinster Senior Football Championship[edit]
First round
| 25 April 1971 First round | Wicklow | 2-8 - 0-6 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 2 May 1971 First round | Laois | 4-12 - 2-7 | Carlow | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| E Condron 1-7, S Allen 1-2, B Delaney 1-0, S Lawler 1-0, J Conway 0-2, K Brennan 0-1. | B McNally 1-3, S King 1-2, B Hayden 0-1, P McNally 0-1. | Referee: M Spain (Offaly) |
Second round
| 23 May 1971 Second round | Laois | 2-9 - 2-5 | Wicklow | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| S Allen 1-1, B Lawlor 0-2, H Mulhaire 0-2, B Delaney 0-1, E Condron 0-1, W Miller 0-1, J Lawlor 0-1. | P Clarke 1-0, P Kelly 1-0, S Kelly 0-2, D Byrne 0-2, J Doyle 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Quarter-finals
| 2 May 1971 Quarter-final | Meath | 1-14 – 0-9 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| N Curran 1-4, M Fay 0-2, A Burns 0-2, K Rennicks 0-2, T Brennan 0-2, M Kerrigan 0-1, M Mellett 0-1. | P Buckley 0-3, M Fagan 0-2, J Carolan 0-1, F Connaughton 0-1, M Carley 0-1, D Dolan 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 9 May 1971 Quarter-final | Offaly | 1-7 – 0-3 | Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| T McTague 0-7, S Cooney 1-0. | J Hanniffy 0-2, P Burke 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 30 May 1971 Quarter-final | Louth | 1-7 - 1-7 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M McKeown 1-1, M Leech 0-3, B Gaughran 0-2, W Murphy 0-1. | P Dunny 1-2, J Goulding 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, T Carew 0-1, J Donnelly 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 6 June 1971 Quarter-final | Laois | 3-8 – 0-13 | Dublin | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| J Lawlor 2-2, S Allen 1-0, E Condron 0-3, B Delaney 0-2, H Mulhaire 0-1. | T O'Hanlon 0-5, J Keaveney 0-4, J O'Reilly 0-2, F Murray 0-1, D Hickey 0-1. | Referee: M Spain (Offaly) |
| 13 June 1971 Quarter-final replay | Kildare | 0-11 - 1-5 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Donnelly 0-5, T Carew 0-2, P Dunny 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, K Kelly 0-1. | M Keown 1-0, B Gaughran 0-2, M Leech 0-2, L Leech 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Semi-finals
| 27 June 1971 Semi-final | Kildare | 4-8 - 2-12 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Walshe 2-1, E O'Donoghue 1-0, P Archbold 1-0, K Kelly 0-3, P Dunny 0-3, T Carew 0-1. | T Brennan 2-6, M Fay 0-3, N Curran 0-2, K Rennicks 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 4 July 1971 Semi-final | Laois | 0-10 - 2-12 | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| E Condron 0-5, S Lalor 0-2, S Allen 0-1, H Mulhaire 0-1, B Millar 0-1. | T McTague 1-4, S Evans 1-0, S Cooney 0-3, M Connor 0-2, J Gunning 0-2, K Kilmurray 0-1. | Attendance: 23055 Referee: B Hayden (Carlow) |
Final
| 18 July 1971 Final | Offaly | 2-14 – 0-6 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Tony McTague 0-9 (0-5f), Murt Connor 2-1, Kevin Kilmurray 0-4. | Pat Dunny 0-2f, Tommy Carew 0-2, Hugh Hyland 0-1, Kevin Kelly 0-1f. | Attendance: 34,255 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Munster Senior Football Championship[edit]
Quarter-finals
| 6 June 1971 Quarter-final | Clare | 1-9 – 3-2 | Limerick | Hennessy Memorial Park, Milltown Malbay |
| P Cotter 1-1, M Moloney 0-4, J Hehir 0-3, M Chambers 0-1. | T Madigan 2-1, É Cregan 1-1. | Referee: P Vernon (Tipperary) |
| 6 June 1971 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 1-14 – 1-9 | Waterford | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
| P Blythe 0-9, V O'Donnell 1-2, M Keating 0-2, B Strang 0-1. | P Casey 1-3, T Power 0-4, L O'Rourke 0-1, V Kirwan 0-1. | Referee: P Finnegan (Cork) |
Semi-finals
| 13 June 1971 Semi-final | Clare | 0-5 - 2-10 | Cork | Páirc Uí Seancháin, Doonbeg |
| J Hehir 0-4, E O'Neill 0-1. | D Coughlan 1-6, D Hunt 1-2, B O'Neill 0-1, J Barrett 0-1. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
| 13 June 1971 Semi-final | Kerry | 1-14 – 1-7 | Tipperary | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| M O'Dwyer 1-6, B Lynch 0-4, M Gleeson 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, DJ Crowley 0-1. | M Keating 1-1, P Blythe 0-4, D Burke 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. | Referee: N Dalton (Waterford) |
Final
| 18 July 1971 Final | Cork | 0-25 – 0-14 | Kerry | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| D Coughlan 0-10, R Cummins 0-6, J Barrett 0-3, KJ O'Sullivan 0-2, D Hunt 0-2, E Kirby 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1. | M O'Dwyer 0-7, M Gleeson 0-2, M O'Connell 0-2, B Lynch 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1. | Attendance: 28,347 Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick) |
Ulster Senior Football Championship[edit]
Preliminary round
| 6 June 1971 Preliminary round | Derry | 4-10 – 1-10 | Fermanagh | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
| M Niblock 2-2, A McGuirk 1-1, E Devlin 1-0, S O'Connor 0-3, J O'Leary 0-1, A McGuckin 0-1, L Diamond 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1. | V Greene 1-1, P McGinnity 0-4, G Gallagher 0-2, A Hennerson 0-1, E McPartland 0-1, S McGrath 0-1. | Referee: F Greene (Antrim) |
Quarter-finals
| 6 June 1971 Quarter-final | Armagh | 4-9 – 2-10 | Tyrone | The Playing Fields, Lurgan |
| L McCabe 2-0, J Smith 1-2, J O'Loan 1-0, B Hanna 0-3, G O'Reilly 0-2, P Loughran 0-1, L Kerins 0-1. | P Barrett 1-7, A Mcahon 1-1, S Donaghy 0-1, J McCreesh 0-1. | Referee: B Treanor (Down) |
| 13 June 1971 Quarter-final | Antrim | 0-4 - 0-8 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast |
| A McCallin 0-2, E Close 0-1, A Hamill 0-1. | S O'Connell 0-5, J O'Leary 0-1, A McGuirk 0-1, M Niblock 0-1. | Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
| 13 June 1971 Quarter-final | Monaghan | 1-12 - 2-10 | Cavan | Pearse Park, Ballybay |
| D McCabe 0-9, G Finnegan 1-0, P Donnelly 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, S Woods 0-1. | G Cosack 0-5, P Murray 1-0, H Newman 1-0, H McInerney 0-3, S Duggan 0-2. | Referee: P Kelly (Down) |
| 20 June 1971 Quarter-final | Down | 3-14– 3-6 | Donegal | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| S O'Neill 2-1, M Cunningham 1-2, J Morgan 0-3, M Cole 0-3, C McAlarney 0-2, C Ward 0-2, P Rooney 0-1. | P McShen 1-1, S Garnnaghan 1-1, T Quinn 1-0, J Hannigan 0-3, M Carney 0-1. | Referee: F Tierney (Cavan) |
Semi-finals
| 4 July 1971 Semi-final | Derry | 3-12 – 1-10 | Armagh | Casement Park, Belfast |
| S O'Connell 1-5, S Gribben 1-2, E Coleman 1-0, M Moran 0-3, A McGuirk 0-1, M Niblock 0-1. | L McCabe 1-2, P Moriarty 0-5, J Smith 0-2, P Loughran 0-1. | Referee: F Greene (Antrim) |
| 11 July 1971 Semi-final | Down | 0-11 – 2-3 | Cavan | St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney |
| P Doherty 0-3, J Morgan 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, C McAlareny 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, D Gordon 0-1, T O'Hare 0-1. | G Cosack 1-3, S McGuigan 1-0. | Referee: T Johnson (Fermanagh) |
Final
| 25 July 1971 Final | Down | 4-15 – 4-11 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast |
| M Cunningham 2-0, J Morgan 0-6, D Davey 1-2, J Murphy 1-1, C McAlarney 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, T O'Hare 0-1, D Gordon 0-1. | M Niblock 2-4, A McGuirk 1-2, S O'Connor 0-5, E Coleman 1-0. | Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[edit]
Semi-finals
| 8 August 1971 Semi-final | Galway | 3-11 - 2-7 | Down | Croke Park, Dublin |
| S Leydon 0-5, P Burke 1-1, E Farrell 1-1, J Duggan 1-0, L Sammon 0-2, J McLoughlin 0-1, W Joyce 0-1. | J Morgan 0-5, D McCartan 1-0, J Fitzsimons 1-0, D Davey 0-1, M Cunningham 0-1. | Attendance: 36,052 Referee: B Hayden (Carlow) |
| 22 August 1971 Semi-final | Offaly | 1-16 - 1-11 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T McTague 0-9, K Kilmurray 1-0, J Cooney 0-3, M Connor 0-1, P Fenning 0-1, W Bryan 0-1, K Claffey 0-1. | J Barrett 1-2, D Coughlan 0-4, R Cummins 0-2, D Hunt 0-1, D Long 0-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1. | Attendance: 38,000 Referee: L Maguire (Monaghan) |
Final
| 26 September 1971 Final | Offaly | 1-14 - 2-8 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T McTague 0-6, M Connor 1-2, S Evans 0-2, K Kilmurray 0-2, B Clavin 0-1, J Cooney 0-1. | S Leydon 2-3, F Canavan 0-3, L Smamon 0-2. | Attendance: 70,798 Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
Championship statistics[edit]
Miscellaneous[edit]
- On 13 June 1971, the Ulster quarter final meeting of Cavan and Monaghan was the first game to be played at Pearse Park, Ballybay in 45 years.
- There were a number of first-time championship meetings;
- The All Ireland semi-final between Offaly and Cork was the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
- The All-Ireland final between Offaly and Galway was the first to be broadcast in colour by Telefís Éireann. It was also the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
- By claiming their first championship, Offaly become the 15th team to win the All-Ireland title who the last before Donegal in 1992 to do so.
Top scorers[edit]
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony McTague | Offaly | 1-35 | 38 | 5 | 7.60 |
| 2 | Seamus Leydon | Galway | 4-19 | 31 | 5 | 6.20 |
| 3 | Mickey Kearns | Sligo | 0-27 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Denis Coughlan | Cork | 1-20 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 5 | Mickey Niblock | Derry | 4-8 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Enda Condron | Laois | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 7 | Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| James Morgan | Down | 0-16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 | |
| 9 | Murt Connor | Offaly | 3-6 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 10 | Tony Brennan | Meath | 2-8 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Kearns | Sligo | 0-13 | 13 | Galway |
| 2 | Tony Brennan | Meath | 2-6 | 12 | Kildare |
| 3 | Mickey Niblock | Derry | 2-4 | 10 | Down |
| Patsy Barrett | Tyrone | 1-7 | 10 | Armagh | |
| Enda Condron | Laois | 1-7 | 10 | Carlow | |
| Seamus Leydon | Galway | 1-7 | 10 | Sligo | |
| Denis Coughlan | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | Kerry | |
| 8 | Seamus Leydon | Galway | 2-3 | 9 | Offaly |
| Denis Coughlan | Cork | 1-6 | 9 | Clare | |
| Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-6 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-9 | 9 | Kildare | |
| Paudie Blythe | Tipperary | 0-9 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Declan McCabe | Monaghan | 0-9 | 9 | Cavan | |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-9 | 9 | Cork |
References[edit]
- ^ "Glory days". Meath GAA website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Offaly heroes of 1971 and 1972 to be honoured". Offaly GAA website. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.